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Start your free trialBenjamin Ferguson
2,955 PointsCan't write a message to git commit
So I'm following along on my own computer's terminal (a 2009 macbook) and everything was working until I had to do a git commit for the README file. After I open git commit and write the message at the top, it won't let me exit using ^x (control-x). In fact, it just brings up a message at the bottom that says "-- ^X mode (^]^D^E^F^I^K^L^N^O^Ps^U^V^Y)"
So, I looked online on how to exit git commit, and found some suggestions (press esc, then q) but that brings up an error, which says "E37: No write since last change (add ! to override)" so naturally, I added the ! and force quit the git commit, but that eliminates it from saving my changes! How the heck do I make this work??
3 Answers
Jane Eyer
2,586 PointsIf ctrl + x does not work for you then your git is using vim. In that case, Press esc and type ":wq" (w- means for write, q - means for quit) and press enter.
In the future if you want to use nano as a default text editor. then go to the main screen on terminal. type: nano ~/.gitconfig
The above command line will open an empty file and in the empty file type: git config core.editor "nano"
then press ctrl + x and enter to save and get out.
Happy gitting :D
James Gill
Courses Plus Student 34,936 PointsBenjamin, are you using nano to edit the commit message? That's what he's doing. Also, you use Crtl-O to write out your edits, then Ctrl-X to exit in nano.
Sravan Reddy
926 Pointshey git by default uses vim for commit messages to exit vim you press ESC then :q ENTER
or you can commit using 'git commit -m "Your message"
Benjamin Ferguson
2,955 PointsYes but as I was saying I tried that and it gave me that E37 error message. Using 'git commit -m "Your Message"' worked but I was just wondering why I can't do it the same way he did it in the video.
Benjamin Ferguson
2,955 PointsBenjamin Ferguson
2,955 PointsThank you! This is exactly the answer I was looking for.